'3nUBLIN2019 Wl AN IRISH WORLDCOM THE 77th WORLD SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION Events Guide Events Division Staff Division Head Helen Montgomery Deputy Division Head John Brown Events Administrative Assistant Karin May Events Logistical Support Clare O'Beara Events Scriptwriter Stephan Herman Closing Ceremonies Director David Gallaher Hugo Awards Ceremony Director Joshua Beatty Hugo Awards Ceremony Reception Area Head Sondra de Jong Masquerade Director Kevin Roche Music Producer (pre-con) Helen Montgomery Music Producer (at-con) Hari Shenoy Orchestra Concert Organiser Vincent Docherty Opening Ceremonies / Retro Hugos Director Alex McKenzie Photography Area Heads Randall "RJ" Buckler and Michael Benveniste Theatre Co-Producers Lisa Macklem and Fionna O'Sullivan Dublin 2019 Earcon created by Dr Claire Fitch Dublin 2019 Animated Logo created by Mark Slater Table of Contents Box Office Information 3 Opening Ceremony / 1944 Retrospective Hugos 4 Worldcon Orchestra Concert 5 Masquerade 6 The 2019 Hugo Awards Ceremony 7 Aduantas - To The Waters And The Wild 8 The Dublin 2019 Closing Ceremony 8 Theatrical & Musical Theatre Performances A Critical Miss 9 Bright Club 9 Con-EIRE 10 Crazy Dog Audio Theatre - Dr Kreil & The Carnyx of Terror 10 Down Below the Reservoir - A Dance In The Dark 11 The Eldritch Accountant 12 The Enchanted Duplicator - The Musical 12 Geek! 14 Girl Genius: A Radio Play 15 High Stakes 15 P/FaerieTale 15 The Vault of Horror 16 Walls and Windows 17 Concerts Another Castle 18 Canticles 18 Daoiri Farrell 19 The Doubleclicks 19 Irish Video Game Orchestra 20 The Library Bards 20 Concerts on tbe Cabaret Stage 21 Concerts at Warehouse 2 22 Events Division 23 Box Office Information The CCD want to ensure queueing can take place safely before busy major events so they have asked that we implement a system to deal with it. As a result, WorldCon 77 will have a Box Office for some events. The Box Office only applies to a few performances taking place in the Auditorium: • The Opening / Retro Hugo Ceremony (Thursday) • The Orchestral Evening (Friday) • Masquerade (Saturday) • The Hugo Award Ceremony (Sunday). You will not need to go to the Box Office for anything on Second Stage, on Programme, at The Point or in any other performance space. We will not be giving out tickets from the Box Office - instead, you will be given a wrist band. Wrist bands are free and will denote which entrance you can use to enter the Auditorium and at what time (please do not turn up earlier than the time allocated as you will only be turned away). The wrist bands will allow access from the Third Floor (Auditorium Stalls) at 7pm or 7.30pm or the Fourth Floor (Auditorium Circle) at 7pm or 7.30pm. Performances start at 8pm, so there is plenty of time to get everyone into the venue. Once inside, seating is unallocated so you can choose where you want to sit (some areas will be reserved for Award Nominees or Presenters, but staff inside the Auditorium will help you find a free seat). We do of course ask that you don't leave seats open, as we are expecting to have a full house for all these events. A few more points: • The Box Office will be open from 1 pm - 4pm on the days of Performance. It will be in the downstairs foyer, next to Registration. • We will only be allocating wristbands for that day's event. There will be different coloured wristbands depending on the day. • You may collect up to 6 wristbands at a time for friends and family, but please do not over-collect - Once we have run out of wrist bands, the auditorium is considered full and we cannot let people in without wristbands. It would be a great pity to turn people away if there were still seats available. • If you find that members of your party cannot attend, we will have one of the Box Office desks open from 6:30pm as a Returns Desk (or you can bring the surplus wristbands back to the Box Office whilst we are still open). If we have run out of wristbands earlier in the day, it will always be worth checking the Returns desk to see if any have become available (Return Wristbands will be dealt with on a first-come-first-served basis and there will not be a Reserve List). • People with Accessibility issues can approach Access who will have an allocated number of wristbands available. • If you do not have a wristband, you will not be able to enter the auditorium, so please don't lose yours! • If you arrive late with a wristband, you will still be allowed to go in but may have to wait for a suitable break in the performance. We realise that this is not the usual way of doing things at a WorldCon and we apologise for any inconvenience caused, but as long as everyone is aware of how the new system operates it should still lead to a great evening of entertainment. Events Guide 3 Dublin2019 Opening Ceremony featuring The Retrospective Hugo Awards Ceremony for 1944 Directed by Alex McKenzie When: Thursday 15th August at 8pm Where: The Auditorium, The CCD Join us for the Official Opening of the convention! Hosted by Ellen Klages and Dave Rudden, this evening of surprises will introduce you to our Guests of Honour, present the Big Heart and First Fandom Awards, and pay tribute to Science Fiction's illustrious past with the 1944 Retro Hugo Awards. Plus a few surprises along the way! Ellen Klages is the author of three acclaimed historical novelsand her short fiction has been translated into a dozen languages and been nominated for or won multiple Hugo, Nebula, LOCUS, Mythopoeic, Gaylactic Spectrum, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy awards. Ellen lives in San Francisco, in a small house full of strange and wondrous things. Dave Rudden's first novel, Knights of the Borrowed Dark, was the 2016 Children's Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards and the UNESCO Dublin City of Literature Citywide Read in 2017. He has been shortlisted for the Hennessey New Writing Prize, the Northern Irish Book Award and was the 2011 winner of the Fantasy Book Review Short Story Prize. His first Doctor Who anthology, Twelve Angels Weeping, was released in October 201 8. Dave enjoys cats, adventure and being cruel to fictional children. Featuring performances from: Fire Door Theatre Company and Songs In The Key Of D Please note - A wristband will need to be collected from Box Office to attend this performance. Please see page 3 for details. 4 Dublin 2019 - An Irish Worldcon A Symphonic Concert performed by Dublin's Worldcon Orchestra Organised by Vincent Docherty Produced and Arranged by Adam Robinson Conducted by Keith Slade Orchestral Night Staff: Denise Gendron When: Friday 16th August at 8pm Where: The Auditorium, The CCD A full orchestra of over 50 players, performing a musical repertoire that takes in Science Fiction, stories, connections to our guests and connections to Ireland. We hope to introduce you to both new pieces and old favourites, new performers and challenging and exciting performances. Alongside pieces drawn from videogames, tv and film, the evening will also include three short and moving extracts from a brand new opera. Composed by Gary Lloyd and featuring dance choreographed by Bettina Carpi, based on Mary & Bryan Talbot's Costa Award Winning graphic novel Dotter Of Her Father's Eyes. Featuring James Pattinson (Concert Master), Eimear McGeown (Soloist), Gabrielle Orr (Dancer), Christopher Owen (Dancer), Andrew Masterson (Singer), Naomi Rogers (Singer), and Isobel Mohan (Singer). Please note - A wristband will need to be collected from Box Office to attend this performance. Please see page 3 for details. Events Guide 5 Masquerade Directed by Kevin Roche When: Saturday 17th August at 8pm Where: The Auditorium, The CCD Ever since there have been science fiction conventions, fans have loved to dress up, either as their favorite characters, or in elegant costumes of their own design. It was a natural progression for conventions to institute prizes for the best costume, and that in turn has led to the tradition of the Masquerade. Essentially a catwalk show in which costumers of all levels and abilities show off their skills and win prizes, the Masquerade is one of the prime attractions at Worldcon. MC: Ric Bretschneider Contestant Lounge Manager: ill Eastlake Contestant Lounge Staff: Sharon Bass, Joni Dashoff, Pat Russell, Sharon Sbarsky, Ilana Grune Stage Manager: Christine Doyle Stage Ninja Coordinator: Chris O'Halloran Registration Desk: Debbie Bretschneider and Linda Wenzelburger Liaison to Tech: Betsy Marks Delaney Staff: Jakob Drud, Louise Kane, Clarissa Leddy, Mette Markert, Lori Meltzer, Jacob Minne, Kathleen Sobansky Please note - A wristband will need to be collected from Box Office to attend this performance. Please see page 3 for details. 6 Dublin 2019 -An Irish Worldcon The 2019 Hugo Awards Ceremony Directed by Joshua Beatty When: Sunday 18th August at 8pm Where: The Auditorium, The CCD The premiere event of Worldcon, as we celebrate the best science fiction and fantasy of 2018. Hosted by Afua Richardson and Michael Scott, we invite you to join us in congratulating this year's finalists and winners of the prestigious Hugo Awards. Afua Richardson is an American comic book illustrator best known for her work on the Eisner award-winning mini-series, Black Panther: World of Wakanda. Other works include Attack on Titan, Captain Marvel, X-Men '92, All-Star Batman and Wonder Woman Warbringer. She is also the recipient of the Nina Simone Award for Artistic Achievement. In addition to being an illustrator, Afua is a professional singer/songwriter, mentor and musician.